Bad Day at Block Rock - errrr - Make it Bad Year.

[BKBrown]

charlton289 - I hope they did not put you on Statin drugs for cholesterol - the statins will kill your stamina. SOME people can tolerate those drugs and others loose just about all stamina and have muscle fatigue and muscle pain. I am not a Dr. -- but know what they did to me and dis some research.

 

[charlton289]

They didn't put me on Station the chemo just takes my energy level down after about 3 days it last about 3-4 days then my energy level starts coming back up. Then I feel better till next treatment I have 6 treatments just did my 4th 2 more to go.

 

[BKBrown]

OK - Hope you have good luck with the treatments !

 

[crash325]

Well there is good new, bad news & in between.
Walked up to Doug's house & back. No leg cramps, took my time & looked at the world.

Made a new walking stick, sure do like it. Took a sling shot to show him & he thought it was for him. that is fine. It shoots arrows as well as paint balls, or most anything you have handy. I stained it this evening, looks better to me at least. plan on doing it again tomorrow, ( It is 8 pm now - 10/30-2017.) Have 2 more sling shots ready, sticks made for some more, 3 more waling sticks & 1 cane ready to go. The more I move things, the more things disappear, Can't find the rubber bands or the red strips that I got from the VA. So no more what ever until I find them. Little things that the mice steal to big things I hide from my self. Big paint brush, Hammers & the list goes on & on. Some day if I live long enough will get every thing found & sorted out. Have an old desk in the barn, been putting things in its drawers, tools mostly. Want everything off the deck that is not going to be used there.

At good will got a nice table (9.99) (work station) & nice chair 3.79 with arms & wheels. Got them on the right day, 20% off, they are heavy so had them load them for me. Got them on the deck with out help. Will have lots of room when things are really taken care of.

Gallon of good paint $9.00 less 10%. Have deck mostly painted. a little more tomorrow or next day, makes no real difference.

Built a small hand launch glider. Did it at 3AM, hoping to distract form the itches. It is a little weird looking but does fly well. Want to do another with rubber rubber power. Find the rubber bands. Then I will have carve a prop for it.

Drank some of his beer, got beer today, so will take him some more tomorrow. Of course I will help him drink it.

Birds are spoiled, get seeds often twice or 3 times a day. Strange dove came in this evening, it was after some sunflower seeds I put in a dish near the door of the ramp. It had a reddish pink head & breast. Never seen one like it before.

The leg cramps, itches, & strange bug bites gets too me at times. Seems like every evening some thing is out to get me. 1 evening a few days ago leg cramps lit up big time. First i leg & then the other & then both at the same time. It hurt to bad to cry, but I did scream loud enough some of you could have heard me. Bugs really got me, no idea what ind of bugs. Got bit in places i will not mention. Another night of misery. maybe they were in a new blanket that I bought???

On the not smoking thing, sort of winning & loosing all at the same time. Bought so Swisher Sweets, with wood tips. A few puffs on them & the craving goes away. Bought a giant jar of cheese puffs. They make my mouth sore so don't eat 2 many at a time. also got some lickrish twists to suck on. Not as good as the old fashion stuff. Can't win for loosing

This is going to be a long & cold winter. Down to 56 or lower some mornings. Has not been over 100 for several days or maybe a week or more.

Feel sorry for Pickles or troubles. She continues to loose weight, only eats what she can steal here. Dog is a strange 1, put out seeds for him when he comes home by himself. He likes to get rib tickles, but will walk away while I'm still tickling him. Will lay down beside his food & just look at it. Maybe take a few bites then go lay down.

Bobby Girl is a spoiled brat, May go for a truck ride or just goo off hunting. Though she would like to go with me to Doug's, nope, just stood my the gate & barked, she did not want me to go.

When I make it to the VA, need to be tested for rupture, appendix, & diabetics, + what ever else I can be tested for. Another misery thing, pee every 5 or 10 minutes when I try to sleep.

Got my little fridge out on the deck, real good for beer & other food. Got the deck leveled pretty much.

OH well life goes on & something has to kill me some day any way. That is pretty much it for the time being. Will take a lot of pictures some day. & show off my fine skills at paint smearing & other talents. :laughing::laughing:

Jim

 

[Doofy]

Glad you are up and thumpin' around. You should be able to get free nicotine patches, gum or lozenges. They can really take the edge off the cravings. I just about went broke when I had to pay for them myself. I take extra potassium for leg cramps because of some prostate pill I take that depletes it. Yep, getting old is a scream!

 

[dragoneggs]

On the peeing thing... are you drinking coffee much? Trying knocking that off... I know, I know... cigarettes now coffee!

Caffeine doesn't help an enlarged prostrate. Pics of your glider please! I quit coffee except for special occasions... never smoked myself so not a double whammy for me.

 

[crash325]

Life goes on.
Things are getting accomplished, slowly & a little at a time.

Cold this AM. 52. Maybe not cold to some of you.

Months ago I bought a cheap ignition switch to put on the tractor. At last, about 2 weeks ago decided to put it in. For once no real problems & actually got it right the first try. It is nice to just turn the key & make it go.

A long time friend owns a large place just past Doug's. He has some tractor work for me. Plus lots of good things he will be giving away. Best is a complete air conditioner, with remote & duct work. Lots of pallets, (Doug is building what he calls a closet out of pallets.) Or there are other uses for them, if nothing else cut up for fire wood. + Who knows what else,, years ago he gave me a big load of fire wood & lots of paint. He keeps selling the place, & has to take it back, this is second or 3rd time.

Day before yesterday, moved lots of things & smeared paint on the deck. Yesterdays plan was to move it all again & Finnish the painting. Moved a few things & said to he!! with this. Time to play a little. ( Damm am I getting tired of moving things just to move them again & again.) If I live long enough will get things all in their place & no more moving them. Have put up several shelves, right now they are over loaded. Some day will get them cleared off & just have things I will be using or needing on them.

The deck is ow officially "The Cave", will show you the picture & tell you why in the future. Have started putting the wall of shame back up & have a shelf that will contain more.

One ( several ) thing that went right. Found rubber bands, tested 2 sling shots with paint balls (green with yellow paint in them. 3 Shots with 1 & I hit the target ( top off old washing machine ) about 100 feet away. 1 Will be fixed to shoot arrows, other 1 needs a little sanding & if too small for the arrow thing. Have two other sticks just about ready.

Worked a little on walking sticks yesterday, damm little. Remembered sister brought an old compound bow up for Cody several years ago. Went looking for it, know where it is at, but quit when I found the arrows. Plastic feathers rotted. They are aluminum shafts & very stiff. Thought wow these will make good canes or walking sticks. Didn't think much of the idea when when Doug said we should make walking sticks. But most every where i go someone will be using a walking stick or a cane. Found several good things to use for the top of sticks or canes. Nothing for the bottom,but that will turn up some time.

In my searching, found a plane the dogs had destroyed chasing the skunk several years ago. Has an engine in it in perfect condition. Not a problem, have a brother that can use the engine These are for U Control. Another for Radio has an engine that turns, little stiff & rough but some lube should take care of it. Have several other planes & engines to test. Found a carburetor that fits an engine that needs 1.

Couple days ago had a bad sugar low. 3 Spoons of honey & in 7 minutes it went away. Cooked up some bacon eggs & cheese, now good to go. Man am I skinny, last time the VA weighted me 126.5 with all my cloths on , me about 120 /119. Trying to eat more, gain some weight & get my strength back. Have been up to 250 a time or 2 in my life, didn't like it. Always said my fighting weight was 185. Not really a fighter.

Took several pictures of things & found some others to show what is / was going on in the past. Will get them into computer & show them to you folks.

More later,
Jim

 

[BigBlue1]

You should post some pics of your slingshots and walking sticks. Would be interested in seeing them.

Rob

 

[dragoneggs]

Jim... I realize you have a few years on me but 52 is not cold. I'm in shorts down to freezing.

Yeah keep your sugar levels balanced. Might not help on cold/hot feeling but will keep you in normal and better mood levels.

 

[crash325]

Jim... I realize you have a few years on me but 52 is not cold. I'm in shorts down to freezing.

Yeah keep your sugar levels balanced. Might not help on cold/hot feeling but will keep you in normal and better mood levels.

Real men don't wear shorts. If they saw how goofy they look in them they would never wear them again. Growing up the only men to were shorts ere tourists. Short pants, guarders & a camera with a lens long enough to look at the moon.

Pixx poor planning on someones part. When I built the deck & covered it with lanonem every thing was fine for a few years, except by the opening to the ramp. Covered the ramp at the same time. again good for a few years. sun stared eating it. Redid the ramp with cement board, good for several years. Now a disaster.

Never intended to enclose the deck or add windows. Got the windows in, every thing still fine. Never intended to try an level the floor. & That is where the bad planning starts to come in. Someone with a little brain power at this point would have moved Everything off the floor & walls. No one has ever accused me of being an intellectual, & it shows. Nope add more things to move, time & time again. Yep I am sick & tired of moving things just to do it over again.

Have almost enough things moved that I can take better pictures of the sling shots, walking sticks & Cains. Then I can move them, move a lot more things & finish painting the floor. Yep more moving.

The deck is now the CAVE. Will show a picture to show why later on with other pictures.

Will soon be out of everything except people , dog & bird seeds. Have a pot of great northern beans going, with a large chunk of ham in them. No tricks this time, not even onions. Sick of lousing things up, & throwing them out. They are almost done, juice tastes good, beans not quit done. Prunes, wood tips, chocolate & most every thing considered a vice.

Not much in the mood to eat, ever, just don't get hungry. When I get my store bought teeth things may be different. Will have to tell a few whoopers to get them from the VA.

Haven't taken a pill of any kind for several weeks, Don't miss the heavy duty drugs, would miss them if they actually took away the pain.

Pee thing, can go of 8 to ten hours & still need to go soon as I get up or it wakes me up every hour anyway.

New blanket had bed bugs in it. Found 1 in Bobbies fur, looked on the net & sure enough that is what it was. Have sprayed the bed & it was dead.

Mice never give up. they eat the poison like it was candy, get caught is sticky traps & steal the trap, including the wood tips.

Squirrels & bunnies do not get along, squirrel is meaner but the bunny is quicker. Birds get more & more spoiled, fixed them some crisp bacon & even some extra crisp potatoes, gone in about an hour after I quit watching.

More Later,
Jim